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Indian Standard

SPECIFICATION FOR
WOODEN BEDSIDE TABLE

( First Revision )

IS : 6188 - 1988

REAFFIRMED 2007

UDC 684-4424704I

© Copyright 1989

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

November 1989

AMENDMENT NO- 1 AUGUST 1*92
TO \

IS 6188 : 1988 SPECIFICATION TOR WOODEN
BEDSIDE TABLE

(First Revision)

( Page 2, clause 3J5 ) — Insert (he following new clause 3.6 after 3.5 and
renumber the subsequent clauses accordingly:

"3.6 Medium Density Fibre Board ( MDF ) — MDF used in the manufacture
of table tops shall conform to IS 12406 : 1988 'Specification for Medium Density
Fibre Board for General Purposes', shall be of Interior Grade IGSB if air drying
finishes are adopted and Exterior Grade EGSB, if oven drying finishes are
adopted/'

(Page 2, clause 5.3, line 4 ) — Insert 'or MDF' in the beginning of the line.
(CED35)

Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, ladia

AMENDMENT NO. 2 FEBRUARY 1997

TO

IS 6188:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR WOODEN

BEDSIDE TABLE

(First Revision)

( Page 1, clause 0.4 ) — Insert (he following new clause after 0.4 and
renumber the subsequent clause:

'0.5 A scheme of labelling environment friendly products to be known as ECO
Mark is being introduced at the instance of the Ministry of Environment and
Forests (MEF), Government of India. The ECO Mark shall be administered by
the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the BIS Act, 1986 as per the
Resolution No. 71 dated 21 February 1991 published in the Gazette of the
Government of India. For a product to be eligible for ECO Mark, it shall also
carry the Standard Mark of the BIS, besides meeting additional optional
environment friendly requirements/

( Page 1, clause 3.1 ) — Insert the following at the end of the clause:

'For ECO Mark T the particle board shall conform to the requirements specified in
IS 3087 : 1985f for ECO Mark purposes/

( Page 1, clause 3.2 ) — Insert the following at the end of the clause:

'For ECO Mark, the veneered particle board shall conform to the requirements
specified in IS 3097 : 1980* for ECO Mark purposes/

( Page 1 , clause 33 ) — Insert the following at the end of the clause:

"For ECO Mark, the blockboaid shall conform to the requirements specified in
IS 16S9 : 1990 'Specification for block boards ( third revision )' for ECO Mark
purposes/*

( Page 1 , clause 3A) — Substitute the following for the existing clause: <

"3.4 Plywood — Plywood used shall conform to IS 303 : 1989 'Specification for
plywood for general purposes ( third revision )\

3.4.1 For ECO Mark the plywood shall conform to the requirements specified in
IS 303 : 1989 for ECO Mark purposes/

( Page 2, clause 3.5 ) — Substitute the following for the existing clause:

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Amend No. 2 to IS (188 : 1988

"3.5 Timber — Any species of timber specified in IS 13622 : 1993 'Indian
timber for furnitures and cabinets — Classification' shall be used in the
manufacture of tables.

3.5.1 For ECO Mark, only species of timber as specified in IS 13622 : 1993
from sources other than natural forests, such as timber from industrial and social
forestry plantations, shade trees from tea and coffee estates, etc, shall be used for
the manufacture of tables.*

[ Page 2, clause 3.6 ( see also Amendment No. I ) ] — Insert the following
at the end of the clause:

'For ECO Mark, the medium density fibreboard shall conform to the
requirements specified in IS 12406 : 1988 for ECO Mark purposes. 1

( Pages 2 and 3, clause 9 ) — Insert the following new clause after 9 and
renumber the subsequent clauses:

' 10 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ECO MARK

10.1 General Requirements

10.1.1 The product shall conform to the requirements of quality and performance
as specified in the standard.

10.1.2 The manufacturer shall produce to BIS environmental consent clearance
from the concerned State Pollution Control Board as per the provisions of the
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act f 1981 alongwith the authorization, if required under the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, while applying for ECO Mark.

10.2 Specific Requirements

The product shall conform to the specific requirements given for ECO Mark
under relevant clauses of this standard.

NOTC — Hie manufacturer shall provide documentary evidence by way of certificate or
declaration to this effect to the Bureau of Indian Standards while applying for ECO Mark.'

( Page 3, clause 11.1 J ) — Insert the following new clause after 11.1.1:

'11.2 The criteria for which the product has been labelled as ECO Mark .'

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Indian Standard

SPECIFICATION FOR
WOODEN BEDSIDE TABLE

( First Revision )

9. FOREWORD

M Thlt Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was
edpptcd by the Bureau of Indian Standards on
23 September 1988, after the draft finalized by
the Furniture Sectional Committee had been
approved fay the Civil Engineering Division
Council.

0.2 This standard was first published in 1971.
In this revision, the tests for finished surface have
been included and dimensions o£ tables have been
modified. The revised standard also makes
reference to the recent Indian Standards for
various types of materials allowed in the stan-
dard.

0.3 This standard does not restrict unduly the
architectural and decoration possibilities in bed-
room. Therefore, minimum characteristics of

and functional requirements are

dimensions
given.

0*4 This standard contains 3.7 which calls for
agreement between the purchaser and the sup*
plier, and Appendix A which gives information
to be supplied by the purchaser.

0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a parti-
cular requirement of this standard is complied
with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall
be rounded off in accordance with IS : 2-1960*.
The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off value should be the same as that of
the specified value in this standard.

'Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ).

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard coverf the requirements for
materials, sixes, construction and finish of wooden
bedside table for residential purposes excluding
central table, dressing tabfe, etc.

2. TERMINOLOGY

2.1 For the purpose of this standard, definition
given in IS : 4415-1974* shall apply.

3. MATERIALS

3-1 Wood Particle Board— Wood particle
board required for the manufacture of wooden
bedside table shall conform to IS : 3087-l?85t
and shall be either the flat-pressed single layer
or fiat pressed 3-tayer type. Wood particle
boards, where fiaHhed with suitable baking
paints or enamel finishes, shall be ma nu factured
With only BWR type of adhesives like phenol
formaldehyde.

l Hjfamtn Of isms for noofo ferniteieand txtfcres
tSpedflcatlon for wood particle boat* {metium

3.2 For wooden bedside table, decorative
veneered type, decorative veneered particle board
shall conform to IS : 3097-1980* and of the speci-
fied timber facing shall be used for the sides.
Usually decorative timber is specified as figured

3.3 Blockboaffd — Blockboard used in the
manufacture #f wooden bedside table shall con-
form to IS: 1$59-I979t and shall be of Grade 1
or 2, where iir-drying finishes are adopted; and
Grade 1 only where suitable oven-drying finishes
are adopted ij| the manufacture of bedside table.

3.4 Plywood?*- Plywood shall conform to Grade
BWR and Type BB oflS : 303*1973t Any of
the three gradfcs, namely, BWR, WWR And CWR
of plywood fan be used for tables which are to
be finished with suitable air drying paints,
enamels or varnishes* Where tables are finished
with oven-drvtng paints, e»a*nel only BWR grade
of |^n|(^|Hw plywood used shall
not oe infetfor to Type B. In case veneered

for veneered particle boards (first
rtriston).

tfpecificttktt for Mockboardi ( s*c**d rertstori ).

JSpedflcttion for plywood for general purpose*
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IS : 6188 - 1988

particle board is used, it shall conform to
IS : 1328-1982*.

3.5 Solid Wood Components — Any of the

species of timber recommended for furniture and
cabinet making in lSf399-1963t shall be used
in the manufacture of tables. The wood used
shall be seasoned timber, with the moisture con-
tent as permissible for different climatic zones in
IS : 287-1973J. The specification of * wood shall
conform to IS : 1331-1977§. Preservative treat-
ment shall be given to the concealed components
of non-durable wood and sap wood of durable
wood in accordance with IS : 401-1982 II .

3.6 Adhesive — Adhesive used for joining shall
conform to IS : 849-19741 IS : 851-1978*+,
IS : 852-1969tt or IS : 4835-1979Jt

3.7 Decorative Plastic Laminate — Decora-
tive plastic laminate used shall conform to
IS : 2046-1969§§, and shall be of the design and
finish as prescribed by the purchaser.

3.8 Wooden screws, wooden dowel pins and
other hardware shall conform to the relevant
Indian Standards, wherever they exist.

3.9 Paints, enamels, polish and varnish shall
conform to the relevant Indian Standards,
wherever they exist for air-drying as well as
stoving finishes,

4. DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES

4.1 The recommended size of wooden bedside
tables are given below:

Length ( Max ) — 450 mm
Width ( Max ) — 450 mm
Height ( Max ) — 450 mm

However, tables of length greater than 450 mm
may be made, if required by the purchaser.

4.2 Tolerances — The overall dimensions speci-
fied above shall not vary more than ± 5 mm.

4.3 The wooden bedside table shall be rectangu-
lar at all the measurable surfaces within a

•Specification for veneered decorative plywood
( second revision ).

tClassification of commercial timber and their zonal
distribution ( revised).

^Recommendation for maximum permissible mois-
ture content for timber used for different purposes ( second
revision ).

^Specification for cut sizes of timber ( second
revision ).

(1 Code of practice for preservation of timber ( third
revision ).

^'Specification for cold setting casein glue for wood.

♦♦Specification for synthetic resin adhesives for cons*
truction work ( non-structural ) in wood.

■^Specification for animal glue for general wood
working purposes (first revision ).

^Specification for polyvinyl acetate dispersion-based
adhesives for wood (first revision ).

^Specification for decorative thermosetting synthetic
resin b3nded laminated sheets (first revision ).

tolerance of ± 5 mm between the two diagonals
of the rectangle.

5. FABRICATION

5.1 The side and top panel shall be one piece
panel prepared for joinery. In case of veneered
particle board, wood lipping of not less than
12 mm thickness should be provided. In case of
unveneered particle board, wood lipping of not
less than 12 mm thickness shall be fixed by
tongue and groove joint with a minimum recess
of 5 mm. If desired by the customers, unlipped
side and rop panel of unveneered particle board
shall be supplied, where the edges should be
sealed with putty or filler.

5.3 Side and top panels of the bedside table
shall be made from wood particle boards or
veneered particle boards, blockboards or plywood
as specified in 3.

6. ASSEMBLY

6.1 The various components shall be assembled
by means of glue and screws securely fixed under
pressure. Before driving screw, pilot hole should
be driven into the wood panel and the screw
should be dipped in glue before driving in.

7. STRENGTH AND STABILITY TESTS

7.1 The tables may be tested for strength and
stability in accordance with the methods of tests
described in 7.1.1 and 7.1.2.

7.1.1 Strength of Tables — Table may be tes-
ted for strength ( test level 1 ) in accordance with
IS : 5967 ( Part 1 )-1988*. Tables shall not show
any sign of defect.

7.1.2 Stability of Tables — Tables may be
tested for stability in accordance with IS ; 5967
(Part2)-1988t.

8. FINISH

8.1 Finishing shall be done in accordance with
IS : 2338 ( Part 1 )-1967f. Clear lacquer, mela-
mine resin based paints or polyurethane paints,
when used, shall be applied according to manu-
facturer's instructions.

9. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT OF
FINISH

9.1 The wooden table top shall have a smooth
finish on the surface and the sides, and shall be
delivered in a neat and dry form.

9*2 Resistance of the Surface to Dry Heat —

The surface of the wooden table tops shall be

♦Methods of test for strength and stability of tables
and trolleys : Part 1 Determination of strength (first
revision ).

fMethods of test for strength and stability of tables
and trolleys: Part 2 Determination of stability (first
revision ).

{Code of practice for finishing of wood and wood-
based materials : Part 1 Operations and workmanship.

IS : 6188 - 1988

tested for resistance to dry heat in accordance
™th IS : 5807 ( Part 1 )-1975*. The minimum
qualifying average rating shall conform to 7 of
IS: 5807 ( Part D-1975*.

9,3 Resistance of the Surface to Wet Heat —

The surface of the table tops shall be tested for
resistance to wet heat in accordance with
IS : 5807 ( Part 2 )-1975t- The minimum average
rating shall conform to 7 of IS : 5807 ( Part 2 )-
19751.

9*4 Resistance of Surface to Marking by
Oils and Fats — The test sample surface of
table shall conform to 5 and 6 of IS : 5807
( Part 3 )- 197 It when tested in accordance with
IS:5807(Part3)-197lt.

9.5 Resistance to Surface to Marking by
Liquids — The surface of the test sample of
tables shall be tested in accordance with IS : 5807
(Part 4)-1975§. The minimum qualifying
average rating shall conform to 8 of IS : 5807
( Part 4 )-1975§.

9.6 Resistance of Surface to Mechanical

Damage — The surface of the test sample shall
be tested for impact, cross-cut and scrape test in
accordance with IS : 5807 ( Part 6 )-1978 II . The
rating shall conform to 5.3 of IS : 5807 ( Part 6 )-
1978 II ■

•Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture:
Part 1 Resistance to dry heat {first revision ).

tMethods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture:
Part 2 Resistance to wet heat {first revision ).

^Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture;
Part 3 Resistance to marking by oils and fats.

§Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden
furniture : Part 4 Resistance to marking by liquids.

|] Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furni-
ture : Part 6 Resistance to mechanical damage.

10. PACKING

10.1 All the component parts shall be packed
after wrapping with suitable waterproof material
in such a way that no damage is caused to them
during transit.

10.2 The purchaser may require the wooden
tables to be supplied in knocked down condition,
in which case, the manufacturer shall supply
the components fully for quick joining and shall
supply the purchaser complete details and instruc-
tions for fixing and pack the components in
wooden crates after wrapping with waterproof
material.

11. MARKING

11.1 All wooden bedside tables shall be marked
with the name of the manufacturer or his recog-
nized trade-mark indentifying the manufacturer
and the type of bedside table.

11.1.1 Bedside table may also be marked with
the Standard Mark.

Note — The use of the Standard Mark is governed
by the provisions of ihe Bureau of Indian Standards
Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made there-
under. The Standard Mark on products covered by an
Indian Standard conveys the assurance that they have
been produced to comply with the requirements of that
standard under a well defined system of inspection,
testing and quality control which is devised and super-
vised by BIS and operated by the producer, standard
marked products arc also continuously checked by BlS
for conformity to that standard as a further safeguard.
Details of conditions under which a licence for the use
of the Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers
or producers may be obtained from the Bureau of
Indian Standards.

AP PENDIX A

( Clause 04 )

INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER

A-L DETAILS

A- 1.1 The purchaser shall supply the following
information to the supplier along with the
order:

a) Type and size of bedside table;

b) Finish required, whether painted or poli-
shed or waxed as the case may be; and

c) Where alternative methods of construction
or finish are specified, the same shall be
clearly stated in the order.

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